Web 2.0 and the English Classroom

Suggested Tools and Examples in the Lovett Middle School

Professional Online Networks for English Teachers

English Companion (English Teachers and Media Center Librarians)
Classroom 2.0 (All subjects--some subjects better than others)
Never Ending Search (Joyce Valenza's blog for School Library Journal-excellent)

Blogs

LeeAnn Emerson's 8th Grade: Master Blog, Period Links, Individual Student Blogs
Anna Sterne's 7th Grade: Student Voice Blogs
Leslie William's 7th Grade: Student Voice Blogs
The OnLion (Lovett School Student Newspaper)

Wikis

LeeAnn Emerson's 8th Grade English Wiki
Jonathan Newman'sThe Newman Experience and The Lion Wiki

Podcasts

Presentations/Digital Storytelling

Social Bookmarking/Research

LeeAnnEmerson's 8th Grade English De.licio.us Account
Daniel Hudson 6th Grade Google Lit Trip: Walk Two Moons
Google Lit Trips

Examples from Other Schools/Classrooms

Middle School
Trinity School's Writer's Exchange
Trinity School 6th Grade Teacher and Student Blogs
Cullman School (Alabama) Collaborative Writing (Wiki)
GAC 6th Grade Classroom

From Harpeth Hall (Melissa Smith)
"My 6th graders take their computers home and create some of the most fascinating and entertaining pieces of work. The latest project was a simple vocabulary 5 day (45 minute classes) assignment. Day 1 - students were given 14 words pulled from a novel they had finished. They used the computer and the book to find the definitions and understand the word used in context. Day 2 - The students were to create a skit to present 10 of the 14 words, using their built-in cameras, iMovie, and props. Day 3-5 Students were to polish the skits and begin filming. After this assignment the students used a rubric to grade themselves. Since this is the last year with this teacher the students also reflected on the assignment and their learning. That is what I will post because their reflections about being motivated with their learning ROCKS! I am going to use GarageBand to create a podcast of their reflections." Attached is one of the projects that a team of 3 boys created. The words they incorporated are Veldt
Exquisite, Parlor, Jaunt, Intersperse, Feverishly, Fable, Insufferable, Appalling, and crystallize. They used props, the smartboard, projector, and iMovie to create their project. The Search for the Gold

Upper School
Mrs. Huff's US English Classes
Christian Long's Grade 9 English Classes: Rabbits and Cheshire Cats

English Teachers Reflective Blogging (Personal Learning Networks)

http://snobles.blogspot.com/ Fredericks Academy, VA
http://www.huffenglish.com/ Atlanta, GA (Dana Huff teaches at The Weber School, a private Jewish school here in Atlanta)